The Sun. — London, England, 1826-08-17 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We rejoice to find; from the proceedings of Tuesday last, at a meeting of members of the Cornwall and D evo AsSociation, that as the darkness begins to clear away, the figure of a Nobleman, who ought not in any manner to have been embraced within them, appears to stand erect and uninjured, and, the foul exhalations from fraudulent, 'or' at leest disreputable dealings, to cling round those individuals only, from whom, in all human probability, they will never more be separated. It is now placed, we hope, beyond' all 'dispute, :that Lord Palmerston was not . in the number of those who received sums of money which could not he honourably accepted--a fact which we have pleasure in stating—and' which, let it be int derstood, we might haVe had an opportunity of mak ing publie Sooner, if a reporter from this journal had not been refused' admittance it a previous meeting of the Company. As it turns out that the noble Lord has gained no money discreditably, so, for his own sake, we sincerely trust that he has not lostor wilt lose none,impru dently, throughout thiS busieess ; and thathe will encouns ter no bad consequences from misplaced regard and indis creet associations,' beyond those which are involved in disappointed' hopes of profit-Times. ,If England had felt only a commercial interest in the termination M . the quarrel between the Republic of La Plata and the Brazilian Emperor, she. would have been justified on groneda'even the most selfish in interposing' to reconcile them, as she has:done through the medium of Lord Ponsonby. We do not know that the people: of England have directly, a political interest in the mainte nance of amicable relations between the above States; and therefore we do not take upon ourselves to affirm that any uneasiness arising from the failure of the Noble L" mission ought to. be of a political character. That his Lordship is far from being likely to succeed, we believe . to be . the opinion of persons the most accuratelyinformed. 'The Emperor Don Pedro, end his republican antagonist, Signor Rivadavia, arc said to be equally determined againat conceding the grand point at issue--namely, on one side the independence of Mente-Video, on the other its annexation to Brazil. Neither from urgency. of personal motive,. nor from considerations of public justice, can we see that Pedro Ought _to he supported by the general feelings of mankind in, such a cause: With regard to the more immediate obieet of the. Aver, what, could the ,Britzilian Government, gain by acquiring such a post as Monte-Video, beyond the ' addition of a distant province' to an empire already more than forty , tithes too extensive for the number' of its inha bitants, and if fully peopled, perhaps equally above the means of a' single' power fixed at Rio Janeiro to retain it in obedience and integrity ? -Monte-Video indeed, if sub ject to Brazil, would be a thorn in the side of the Repub lican'', of La,Plata. Either as a garrison, or a harbour for men-of-war, or a nest of privateers, or a general depot fOr the implements of annoyance and molestation, there is no conceiving the degree to which that town and territory might serve the purposes of a mortal enemy to Buenos- Ayres, and place in his hands a check upon the republic, ofe nature the most intolerable. But, surely the wresting of such o ff ensive adva n t ages f rom a ne i g hb our, i s anyt hi n k but alustifiCation den appeal to arms. If we look at the question as it ought to he reasoned upon by a .citizen of BuenOs-Ayees; the'importance of the prize would alone be sufficient to attest' the legitimacy of the struggle. To the republic, Monte-Video is a strictly defensive and necessary outpost. If she loses the command of the river on that side, Peenos-Ayres, the capital of an extensive state, be comes herself a frontier town—a circumstance which can never,pc contemplated but as pregnant with anxiety and danger. •But, apart from urgent policy, affecting the natioeid repose, we are induced to think that the justice of the ease is against theßrazilian Emperor. The Banda Oriental was considered a Spanish province, until military posseslion was taken of it by PortugaL'on grounds which were never admitted by Spain, and which, so far as the internal policy of Buenos Ayres are concerned, cannot be said to exist any longer. The people, moreover, of the Monte :Video territory have declared themselveil openly against the pretensions of Brazil, and demanded a re-union with their ancient fellow-citizens, However, Pedro:is brit iii youth, and superb in royalty; nor will he be move apt auto other potentates " to listen to reason" until the time may have passed away for profiting by it. With 'respect to the actual means of the parties at the seat of war, the Brazilian Government is, us to ships of war, numerically stronger than its enemies, The squadron of the Emperoroiceording to accounts brought by his Ma jesty's ship _Briton, Sir M. Maxwell, consists of ten ves sels, well , equipped, and was blockading Buenos Ayres. The Republican force, of not above three or four effective ships, was conumented by a gallant 'Englishman, named Brown, and was expected, after the arrival of three other vessels, which we have already'said, w er e 'purchased from the Chilians,: to be capable of dealing with the blockaders. A blockade, by the way, is one 'of those cobwebs which the strong break through, while only the weak are caught. A man of war of the United States of North America lately violated this prerogative Of Don Pedro, and has given rise to much uneasiness in some quarters,lest an in discreet expression of resentment on his 'part may tend to commit him with the Anglo4merican power. Isis Ma~ jesty would find Mr. Quincy Mains to the full as intrac table, we doubcas the PreSident of Buenos-, Ayres. A proposition made, with pacific views, to Don Pedro, that Monte Video should be erected into a free port under the protection of this country, is not . thought likely to. succeed, in , the actual tempee of his Majesty. We find few facts of importance in the papers froni Rio de Janeiro, brought by his Majesty's ship firiton.— On the 13th of June the EMperor Don Pedro left the ca pital for bis country residence of Santa Cruz.: The Dierie Fiumineeseof the 12th of June contains au account of tine proceedingS of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies on the Bth of the same month. Itis stated in an introductory para graph that a first attempt at publishing the debates of that body has tints been made; but the editors express their regret for not giving the debatei of the Senate, and excuse themselvee , by Stating, that they had no reporter iff that assembly, not being able to find any person who would venture, on the task. The business 'which occupied ,the Chamber. of Deputies on the Bth was the consi deration of the Report from the Committee of Commerce, Agriculture, Manufactures, and Navigation, on a proposal for passing a law to oblige 'the - Government and religious corporations to conatime articles manufactured in Brazil.— The committee recommended the rejection of the pro posed law. The only thing remarkable in the discussion was, that some members Wasted of the extent of the Bra zilian manufactures, and the necessity of protecting them I —The Wiajority, however, esmaidered the propo sal an attack on the freedom rif commerce, and the re commendation of the committee was 'adoptel.----Times. It will soon be necessary, we suspect, .to set apart one day in the week, or, at least, an hoer or two each day, for a regular judicial, combat bet Ween the.' Lori Chancellor and his Vice. Nothing can be More inconvenient and unsatis factory thitlithe mode itt.which these two elevated person ages conduct their warfare at present. They are obliged to aim at each other from their respective' Gelid's, and a considerable interval,' therefore, takes place; 'hiring which they are kept in a state of vtinfor sitsperice as to the ef fect likely to be prodeced by their blows., A battle fou g ht in this way is like the Chess-riaiteli played between Edin burgh and-London. If die parties were allowed AO op portunity out in a smart einiffi et , th ey -of 7 .likbsing it fairly would quietly disposed towards each oth er probably be as A school-boye niter smart set-to. afterwards its a couple Of These observations have been elicited from us by the pro ceedings in the esterday, in which the Lord Chancellor retaliated, ou .ndversary---shisli.mina.abrilitytt discover his principle, by thaexpreesion of a inabi lity to understood the reason winch governed , i _ hit! 11 , in ordering a certain step to be taken : I be Bat, on these , 'lleiems to 'understand admirably the system of .„, entering On, winch is pursued in combats of a more 11"_"?is. ble character in. this couPtryi"*''Mr Heald drew out his Lordship by observing, with respect to a certain mode of proceeding, that - " His Honour did not, however, seem to be much impressed by this point. when the matter was heard before him, perhaps because the Great Seal wait not under his own, immediate direc tion (his Lordship smiled, 'and the Learned thurisel proceeded with the statement of the facts, as they appeared upon the petition) His Htmottr's order was, that the bankrupt be at liber ty to proceed with the action, .and refused to outpace& the Com mission. "The Lord ' Chancellor asked' why his Henour had di rected the action to be tried?"-_[Na direct answer being given, 'his Lordship repeater' the questron]...—Mr. Hart said, "he could not answer it, Ile had a difficulty in answering for himselfsome times, much more for others." His Loaship added, significant ly, *‘ He only thought some Learned Counsel might have been in possession 'of the reason Whinh governed' his Honour in making such an order. He professed that he was wholly unable to un derstand it." Now-when the Vice-Chancellor professed his inability to discover the principle of the decision in the rase ex-pane Sillitoe, the leading men at. the bar all set to work to find it, out. Mr. Hart made even a tolerably long speech on the occasion, only he fell into the mistake of joining toge ther premises and a 'conclusion not exactly Suited to each other. But - here even Mr. Hart was dumb. Nnonehad had a word to say for the Vice-Chancellor.—MOrning Chronicle. • . • Recogniaing, as we do, the. Aristocracy as an essential and fundamental part of the English Constitution, in ac cordance with the maxim of monarchy, " - No monarch, no nobility; no nobility, no monarch ;" it is not unimportant to observe the, conduct of the members of that privileged Class, as, it may indicate either a tendency to an undite subserviency to the Tbrene, or an equally dangerous incli nation towards the democratic portion of the State. 'What ever maybe said as to the 'adequacy or inadequacy of the Representative System, (of which, although we have an opinion, it is not necessary at this time to express it), of this we arc quite satisfied, that the people of England pos sess at this moment as great a power as is consistent either with the principles of the Constitution or the welfare of the empire. The moral power that is exercised over every department by the influence of public opinion and the press, the strength of which, is constantly accelerating by `the gradual progress of knoWledge, is more than suffi cient to cOmpensate for any defectiveness. in the mode by which the House of Commons is constituted; and is by its growing tendency calculated to -destroy the equilibrium essential to be maintained. between the three estates of which the Constitution consists. If this be-so—and if, as we unfeignedly believe it is, the existence of a nobility is indispensable to the preservation of that pre-eminent and unique' form of Government which is established in this country—then it beComes no let;s the interest of the people than the duty of the Aristocracy that the latter should uphold that distinctness of character which is as signed to them by the laws. Whenever English Noble men shall become merchants and petty traders, dabblers in the funds, and the associates of public peculators, it will then require no gift' of prophecy to foretel the early ex tinction of their body: - The Aristocracy have already been taunted -by the Whig leaders of being but little, if any, in advance of the people in knowledge and intellectual at taimnents ; . they have been told that the march of mind was not to be impeded, and that . the Democrats would soon tread npon the heels of Lords and Dukes. This at least indicates what is the quo aninto of those persons; but while the proud Peerage of Britain- continue to perform those important functions which their high station devolves upon theraand while they patronize the arts and sciences in their practical application to the benefit' of the State, without mixing themselves up with mere adventurers, that have no other than pecuniary gain for their . object---we .shall never-be alarmed at - the mathematical calculations of a journeyman weaver; of the classical erudition of an attor ney's clerk...ln writing thus, we: are not insensible to the great stimulus which the sanction of noble names give, to any enterprise, whether of a commercial or of a general character. Indeed, it is this very power which the coun tenance they give to any' undertaking possesses that makes us doubly anxious not to see their names Connected - with unholy things ; for, no sooner does that happen than the moral and just influence of rank and authority is lost; and a moat humiliating familiarity is assumed. We 'eetitld quote examples ; -but we forbear, in the hope that these remarks. will not be altogether useless.—Britiala Press. A gross instance of that system of adulteration which irn.! fortunately too much prevails in this country, was brought under the notice of the Sitting Alderman lately at Guild hall. • It was stated by an individual, whose ,family had been seized with sudden illness, that on analysing the bread, which had been sold to them as wheaten ,bread, one-fourth of it consisted of chalk, and the remainder did . e . not contain even a particle of wheat flour. W have no doubt that many of the Complaints whieh,prevail at times in particular districts, and for which no gond cause can he assigned, are produced by similar , nefarious practices. However desirable it is that such men should be brought to punishment„ and that the public should be protected against their avarice and unprincipled' contrivances, it must, appear to every one that, in the present. state, of the country, no.radical cure for the evil can be devised. The : high price of any commodity gives rise to smuggling ante adulteration. Our enormous taxes, the seventy millions a' year, 'raise the prices of every article of consinption; and, so long as they continue, we must . have not only • dear, but adulterated flour. If we could, li)t any 7 possi bility, get rid of one half of these taxes,• and if wheat and , wine, and the other necessaries and luxuries of life, were reduced to nearly the same price which they bring in other countries, we should hear less of adulteration and sMug- , ' Hng, and have less to pay to doetors, and nothing' at all to preventive service men,--Morning Herald: Orie,of the most important, and, jutting from its rarity, one of the most difficult attainments in the judicial diame ter, is:the faculty of keeping the judgment suspended till all the radii and bearings of a ease are made known and developed. 'For want. of this, great injustice is continually done to suitors in civil. eases, as well as to prisoners and prosecutors in criminal ones; while the talents of the Judge and the discrimination of •the Jury. antler alike in general estimation. The, late Master of the Rolls, thy present Sir William Grant, to whose high attainments we . had Occasion" to 'refer only a few days since, was a model in'this respect, as hi most others. It is related of him, that a country gentleman who had heard of his high reputation as a judge, and wishing to witness the excel lence he had heard so much commended, attended one Whole evening at the Rolls for that'purpose, when a long and intricate cause was before his Honour ; but, to his great disappointment, the only words he heard the Judge utter Were, once directing the usher to " snuff the candles!" How opposite, is such an instance of patient" attentiOtf to that eternal habit of interruption, that endless volubility, and the practice of jumping to conclusions before the means of forming them can have been elicited, which those who frequent ; our Courts are so. often doomed to witness. Quickness' ins a very shbory quality, but not, if .Unre strained, n very desirable one in, a Judge,' and, in fact, leads to Mike appeals, re-hearings, and new trials, and is therefore yin. the end, more productive of real tardiness than any quality whatever, besides engendering , a love of display, which: is What, above all things, Judges and Ma gistrates:should be:careful not to fall: into. We have beard of a Judge on a Circuit going .y some nick-name, .from haying boasted—good-naturedly perhaps—how quickly, he could " knOck off" the 'trial's. .13tit this, which omy he sport to the Ear; 'is not so to those whose fate and- w./ 1 9 4 0 interests depend upon such ill-timed rapidity. It may all - peat sbigular,- to, be,sure, that While .the general complaint iunst the ag t!lowneee of :judicial; proceedings, any one Sj)loilld complain of too much despatch. It is impossible, I :w_eyer, for any observant frequenter of our Courts not t pt ,s t ee that the evils, (ippOsite as they, are are yet CO ' The real cause of delay is imputable, not to the I I (ipo, but to the Counsel al id Attorneys. 'Th ese two I taro not: how soon an existing proceedinf det upatehed ; provided: they of the very despatch, raise'neve and fres h g ' r o 2.. -1 1 17 4 " for o" b t ringilig the matter again, and again before the 41 ::°art, The only proceeding they dread is the last. Hence arise half the new trials, the re hearings, the appeals, petitions, and arrests of judgment, with which the Courts are so continually occupied. In criminal justice, and in summary proceedings before Ma gistrates, the evil is still more apparent, and the result is, that in the'one ease, the Secretary of State has in effect to re-try half the capital convicts, and in the latter, either the Judges of the Sessions have to revise so many f the hasty decisions, which more time and consideration, in the first instance, would have set right." For these evils the great remedy would be patience. ,lf, instead of talking and in terrupting, and coming to half-informed conclusions, per sons in judicial situations would learn to listen, and then decide, they would greatly consult their own ,reputation, and more effectually promote the ends of public justice.— Ibid. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.— Thomas Annie was charged before the LORD Ma:voa with having fraudulently obtained a bill of ex change from ,John Thompson. The prosecutor, who is a poor illiterate baker, deposed, that the defendant came to him to sell him some flour, and got two' bills from him, on the pretence that the flour should follow imme diately; but it 'lever, came, and the prosecutor was arrested for the amount, thrown into prison, and compelled to take the benefit of the, Insolvent Act. One of.the bills was drawn by him on the 17th of April, and the defendant had altered it to the e7th of May. The Chief Clerk said this. was a forgery. The alteration was palpable. The now prisoner Annia said, the bills were given him in dis charge of an old debt due to him by the prosecutor. The latter, when it became due, requested further time, and he had made the alteration at his requeat. The prosecutor solemnly deelared that he had never given any such authority to the prisoner. The Loan Maws asked a Gentleman, who attended as soli citor for the prosecution, what object the prisoner could attain by the alteration. The solicitor said, that at the time the prisoner got the bill dis counted, it had but a few days to run ; and in order to get the money upon it, and other circumstances, rendered the alteration desirable to him. • The LORD MAYOR remanded the prisoner on the charge of forgery., It was stated yesterday by the Loan MAYOR, to relieve the minds of those who thought the account of the man who was com mitted for stealing the table might be untrue, that , he had pre viously been charged with a felony. GUILDHALL—Had/ow, the young N candidate for • Holy Orders," was brought np again yesterday, and it appeared that the last account he gave of himself is the true one, vie. That he is the son of Mr. Hadlow, the minister of a Dissenting• congregation at Ashford, in Kent. His uncle, a clerk in one of the fire offices, waited upon Mr. Alderman Aust.yr, and confirmed that account, and added, that he had been a sad trouble to the *hole family for some time put. His temper was so violent when at home that his mother considered her life in danger ; and in consequence his father placed him in one of the Universities; but there he squan dered his outfit immediately; and commenced the vagrant life, which had brought him into his present predicament. Every effort had been made to reclaim him, and induce him to betake himself to some reputable employment, but every kindness was en tirely thrown away upon him, and therefore they were determined to leave him to the consequences of his misconduct in the present instance, in the hope that any punishment inflicted upon him might have a salutary effect, and when be should be again at liberty they would endeavour to get him some situation abroad. The uncle then_ retired ' - and the Alderman baying directed that the : eung man should. be brought in, he entered the bar with a hop, skip, and jump—bowed profoundly to the bench, placed his baton the floor,: and his hands on the front of the dock, and waited. ary smirkingly for what was coming. _ _ • Young roar)," said Mr. Alderman ANSLZY, 0 1 have. seen a near relative of yours, and I learn from him that you have been well-educated, that you have talent, and that you might have been a respectable member of society; but instead of turning these advantages to any good account, you have been a continued source of uneasiness to them ; and you have now rendered yourself liable to he punished . for attempting to obtain money by false and frau dulent representations.—Pray how have you maintained yourself these last. SIX months ?" " As I was about to inform -you yesterday, Sir, if I had not been interrupted. I have Maintained myself by writing sermons for fox-hunting clergymen, who are too lazy to write Mr themselves," .replied the prisoner. "1 do not believe you," said the Alderman ; " but, at all events, we will put an end to your labours in that nay, by com mitting you to Biidertvell, , whete they will find you sontething else to do ; and I hope the discipline you will meat with there will make an honest man of you." Thank you, Sir," rind the prisoner—and he was sentenced to one month's hayd laboni in Bridewell. One Thomas Sturday, a very decent looking man, in the dress —or what is called the undress, of a gentleman's coachman, was brought before the Alderman, charged with having attempted to destroy himself, by leaping into the Thames at Blackfriars-bridgr. It appeared by the statement of the constable, the watchman in Chatham-place, and other persons, that in the dead of the night, between twelve and one o'clock, it being then nearly high water, he was;fteen going down the steps of.the bridge, from Chatham place, and in t l ;e next moment he was heard to plunge into the river. Several persons instantly rushed in after him ; but he struggled so desperately to accotnplish his purpose, that it was as much as three stout young fellows could do to drag him ashore. Mr. Alderman Al4Bl,Zi'renmstratedWith him on the weakues9 and the Iviekedneis of self-destruetion, and asked him what could possibly have induced him to attempt it. " linow nothing about it," replied the poor fellow, in a voice almost inaudible with emotion, at the same time withdrawing him self behind' the broad back of the &instable who stood by him at the bar. " Have you a wife?" asked the Magistrate. " Yes, I have a wife!" he replied ; the tears starting from his eyes, in spite of his evident exertion to repress them. Somebody said his wife was present; and a pretty young woman was led forward to the witness-box. She did not weep—probably her thoughts lay . for too' deep tears. _ . " Is this your husband?" asked the Magistrate. " Ile is my husband !" she replied. . . "-Have you any , family ?"--" One little she'replitid— looking towards her husband ; and he raising his eyes towards her At the elm moment, they both burst into tears—but silently ;and with a very manifest edeavour ou their part. to prevent such a display ! " Have you any fault to find with your wife said the Alderman. • " No !-God — knows I haven t • said the min,' still endeavour ing to repress his tears, and hiding himself behild the constable. " Have you any idea," said the Alderman, addressing himself to the wife—" have you any idea what could induce him to leave you and the child Unprotected by destroying himself? Has anything unsettled his mind ?" . . . . " He hts been out of place more than eight months," she re plied, " he can't get anything to do, and we have been broughtto great diatres3." _ . _ . In answer to further questiOna, she said he was a coachman, and his last service was that of Mr. Winter, in St. Helen's-place ; but no further explanation could be obtained from either of them, and the Alderman recoMmemded them to go home together, and have better hopes. , I beg YoUrPirdon,'Sir," said an elderly man stepping into t"e witnen's hos ; "but they can have no better hopes; for Mr. Winter refuses to give him a clutracter—eueli a character, at IrA.,t, as will get him a place. He had three or four opportunities of getting into service again, but Mr. Winter has prevented him &inn all of them. It is very hard, your Worship. Can nothing be done in it ?" ' The Aiderman repli e d, t h at t h ese was no l a w to com p e l a master to give a ch aracter to a servant ; an d if he gave a &he one he was liable to an action. There wax nothing more to be said—the rescued suicide and his wife had already left the office, - and their friend followed them, evi dently much disappointed at the result of his interference. BOW-STREET. --five INDIA —Yesterday, one of the part ners m the firm of Bales and King, gun-makers, in Tavistoek street, Co% ent-garden, came to this Office for the purpose of giving ihrohnution, that a person, representing himself to be , Sir George Cayley, Bart. of Brampton House, Yorkshire, was going about defrauding tradesmen of goods to stuns extent. The person in question, he said, was a Man of between 50 and 60 years of age, plainly attired, but of gentlemanly manners and address.' 'A few days ago he same to their shop, and requested to' look . lit Some guns ; he inspected a rut many, and 'at last fixed upon on e t ith e most expensive description ; and the favour of his name and ad dress being requested, he itiote in the waste book,' 4 Air George Cayley, Brampton Hous e , Yorkshire." He stated, that he was in town for the purpose of husking' Purel'alle% various kinds, and that several packages of goods were already deposited, i, l his order, at the Kines. Anus, at trxbeidge,: 'to he for - warded thence by t h e waggon to Are t kehi re ,, a and (continued the supposed lia runet) you may as wed min d t h e gu n there also, and 4 . ye hear) . . see that it is carefully packed, and enclose your bill with it"— The applicant, however, instead of sending, took the gun himself to Uxbridge, and there learned from Mr. Green, the landlord, that he had certainly seen a person of the description of the gentle man who ordered the gun at his house, but that he did not ismw him as Sir George Cayley, nor had he seen him there for some time; neither, had any goods been sent there as yet, though he had received notice that he might expect some. The applicant ' was a little puzzled at this information, and did not feel quite satisfied that he had been dealing with the genuine Sir George CaYley ; but fearing that, if it were otherwise, that he might give offence by not' executing the order, he resolved to bring it back with him to London, and dispatched it by the iegular,Con . veyance to Brompton-bouse, regularly addressed. This was done, and in three or four days he found that he had reason to rejoice at his cautions prudence, for a letter was received from; the real Sir' George Cayley, stating that he had not himself' ordered a gun, or thought of ordering one; that his son, Digby Cayley, was on the Moors,' shooting grouse, but he thought he had not ordered a gun, else he (Sir George) would' have been informed of it before his son left; and that in all probability, it was some swindling attempt to obtain goods, which had fortunately been frustrated by the vigilance of the firm. The objeot of the pre sent application was to ascertain whether or not 'the case, as it stood, came within - the reach of the law, and if not, 'to give 'the public notice,. that 'they might be on their guard against the tricks of a very specious swindler. He had an air of open blunt care lessness about him, and his manner partook much of those of an English country gentleman of the'old school. The applicant said he had since ascertained that the old fellow had actually obtained goods from several tradesmen. The applicant was asked if he bad lost any thing ? He said the carriage and other matters 'Would cost him some pounds, and he had besides had a 'great deal of trouble. The applicant was told, that no gocids having been obtained, the case did not corns within the grasp of the law,' but he had done perfectly right in making it - known. The applicant said, that if the offender should he taken into custody on any other charge, he and his partner would lend all the assistance they could in furtherance of a prosecution. Charlet Jackson, the landlord of the Shades tavern, Charing cross, was charged with assaulting Mr. Richard Peirse, a re spectable coca-merchant residing in Camberwell. Mr. Patine owed, that on the night of Tuesday, having din►d with a friend, be Went into the defendant's house and called for a glass of brandy and Wittetr ;he had also some'oysters. He was fresh, but not drunk. . Some diference arose' as , to the oysters, and not having sufficient change about him, he deposited his um brella with the landlord as a Security for the reckoning. The de fendant, however, althoUgh be detained the umbrella, insisted on expelling him• from the house by fbrce, in accomplishing Which; he struck him over the left eye, which, as the Magistrate might see, aura blackened and closed up. licwas also struck by the de fendant in the mouth, and was then thrust into the street, with his linen torn and his fie covered with blatgL ' _ A respectable-looking woman, who was resent/4 theassault,. corroborated the complainant's statement ' Mr. Jackson, in his defence, admitted having el:pellet? the com plainant froni his botise, but denied that he struck him. Mr. Piers', he said, was very noisy and troublesome ; aiul .the hour having arrived for shutting up his house, he thought if batt er to use coercive measures with a man who was too far gone in I,vor to listen to reason. Mr. MtrisnuLL said that, if the complainant had acted in.* riotous and disorderly manner, the course which the landlord should have taken, was to have given him in charge of a con stable; but he had no right to take advantage of his situation, and to strike him with such violence on the.eye. He then asked - Mr. Peirse if he was determined to prosecute the defendant. Mr. Peirse replied, that it watt his determination to do so : he had been ill-used in the house on former occasions, and he was therefore resolved to follow up the present charge. Mr. Jackson was then held bail On his own recognizance. Catherine Halton, a distressed-looking Object was brought up, charged by Mrs. ••Gralaam, who keeps an establishment for the education of young ladies in the Hampstead-road, with raising a disturbance at her house. Mrs. Graham,. who came, .to the office accompanied by her daughter and a- solicitor, stated, that for a Considerable while past, she had been annoyed by the defendant, who, presuming. or some imaginary , claim, took the liberty of presenting herself her door, creating disturbance, to the Yet*: great annoyance of herself, and the discredit of the respectable establishment over Which she presided. The defendant, when denied admittance or' relief, would knock loudly at the door, and pull the house-bell most furiously, until both hell and knocker were.obliged to be muffled. Yester day evening she renewed her attack,. and became so violent, that she (Mrs. Graham) was obliged to give her into custody, and bring her before a magistrate, with► a view to prevent a recurrence of the annoyance complained of The defendant, who with difficulty restrained her feelings dur ing Mrs eiraham's statiosent; said, that the complainant was her sty-mother, and that her only object in going to her house was to recover an annuity of :101. a year, which was left her by the will of her father, who died many years ago, while holding a responsi ble appointment in the Gmunissariat - Depirtment in India, under the Marquis Wellesley, hie friend and patron. She had made, she said, repeated applications to Mrs. Graham to be allowed the in come left her by her father's will ;- but she never could obtain the least satisfaction. Mrs. Graham , here desired her solicitor to hand some dom., ments,to the . Magistrate, who, after he had perused them, ask, ed the defendant her age ? She replied that she believed she was 44, and, although her father was married to her mother when the latter was only 14 years old, the marriage was equally as valid as that which ,he afterwards engaged in. She wanted nothing from Mrs. Graham but that to' which she was entitled under her father's will. Mrs. Graham denied that an annuity bad ever been settled on the defendant by her, husband's will. He had certainly left her a legacy of 101., which she (Mrs. Graham) had long since paid to the defendant and her husband, ,who at that time were settled at a place called Ballybriggan, near Dublin. She denied that the defendant had the slightest claim either on her justice or humanity,. and said that she had afforded her relief on several occasions, until her behaviour became at last so violent, that she had come to the determination . of 'never giving her a single sixpence. In consequence of the annoyance of the defendant, she was obliged to leave her residence in Euston-square, and to take the house where'she at present resided, but the defendant found her out, and renewed her system, rapping and ringing with re doubled violence. The defendant again repeated her claim, and contended that the income which she sluiuld inherit by her father's will was unjustly withheld from her. She had consented to take 12/, a year from Mrs. GrahaM, in . lieu of the annuity, and a settlement was about to 'he concluded to that effect, when Mrs. Graham suddenly left her residenee in Eusten-squure, and was no where to be found for a considerable time. With respect to her supposed there was no foundation for such a supposition. 'She bad no friend in gilgland to espouse her' cause, but she was known to several distinguished pereons'to he the legitimate daughter of the complainant's husband. , colonel Shaw, military secretary to the Marquis Wellesley, in Ireland, knew leer father well, and ,could testify thatshe was n o i m p os t or . Mrs. Gralunn, after again repeating th a t the defendant had no possible claim on her, either' in law or equity, requested the Mit giatrate'ii interference to'prevent her being again annoyed. The defendant said she had neither home nor friends. In that case, said Mr. MtlistruLL, you shall have an order to the workhouse, where you will he taken care. of;• otherwise, you must give security, that you will not again annoy this lady, who must be protected against your violence, even although your claim were just, of which I c;ai form no opinion. ' The defendant was locked up i n default iif !mil, mllll the parties left the office. UNION-HALL —On 'Tuesday morning; John Martin, "a man well bnown i n th e " pr i ze ring " as a .celebrated pugilist, and now the landlord of a public-house in the Borntigh, attended at tine office ; and applied to the Sitting Magistrate, Ti. J: ettastinots, fora' warrant ' against Samuel Elias, commonly called hutch Satn, whn has aleO 'gained considerable notoriety amongst the " Fancy" 1n his prowess' in the . annals of pugilism. . Martin; havit against Dutch Sam, replied, that it - Seas a case ,of . felony, 'and ig been inked the nature of the charge he intended having given an outline of the to 'prefer particulars, the magistrate inime diatelyt issu e d the , wireant, 'lad it was put into the handl, of Richard Pottle, one of the officers of t h is establishm ent , who axe. cuted it instanter, by apprehending Samuel' Elias, alias D utc h Sam, on thcakittle-groond of the log and Durk p u hli c -h ouse, Green -stre e t, Blackfriars-road, surrounded by a host of hi s f r i ends in the lame line. In' the evening olTuesday; th e ti me appointed ' for the investigation of the 'charge against the prisoner, the office wee Crowded With persons whose " physioga" are well known at Moulsey, at the'Fives-entirt, and at all thi fancy houses i n town, most of 'whOnt, it iteet ni.il, had Come hefnre th e "beak s,,, foi the . o .1, Sim purpose of putting in a good word for I) MA , . now that he needed it. barge b r • ' ' mar .. n ..„„ iune ,,,, e ,l th e e y stating, that he had retired front o t ie l p'1.1,4 ring, and was now landlord of a public-house in va r kman-street. Since he had situp in the Liter tumors, 'l ' the o n-whom he now felo ny h ad lived charged with ' rev s on terms of the closest intimacy and f t iendship With 1 • 'lnh up to the teriod of the' following cirCutrstanees• On Friday 1 ' _M artin} Lame when he Martin) ,;ame down etitirk baying beta pre viously bed . . confined to hi. . 1 ife hi al A room by illness, he not only dikavered that ins Wl' without giving any previous intimation of h determine don, 1 he also found, to his great mortification, the t his desk had la opened, and two 51. Rank of England notes, fog .ty-eight at fvereig together with a coral necklace, abstracted 'rot It it. C 'pon t discovery it flashed across his mind that his wit and Di itch S had eloped together, taking with them the propee t : *that ' 4l mi" particularly as the latter had been observed rect. mtly to be tremely assiduous in his attentions to Mrs. Marta u The COI plainant lost no time in making the xequisite inquirie t, ar 'd in course of the day discovered that the coral nonklacO t u out bis desk had been pledged at a pawnbroker's shop, by it W description of whom precisely corresponde d with the t of t prisoner. He was therefore convinced that the person ntl b stolen the necklace had also stolen the notes and savereignw , u tt , his desk. Martin added, that he had subseq uentl y aseertamet ' hilt wife was now at the residence of her parents. , Dutch ,Sam, in answer ,to the charge, said " On Friday Mrs. Martin asked use to pledge the necklace to pay for her CO4t hire, and I did it agreeably to her Wish, and I gave hex the money ; then turning to Martin he observed, " I am innocent of haviug committed any robbery..'--bring forward Mr.. Martin, and si t e will • t.. bear out the truth of what I say." Martin, who appeared excessively indignant agaiist ..10 pri soner, said, " I shall have nothing farther t7o Martin. She has conducted herself in a most scandalous mantel toward. me, as well as yourself. You took ad vanta g e of niY illness, and seduced away the a ff e ,-tions of my wile. You know you did." Dutch Sam.—," That is all stuff en,i nonsense. I admit havivg pawned the necklace at the request o,` Mrs. Martin ; surely could not be so ungallant as to refuse perf.o. r o tin g I for her; but aa to opening the' desk, and stsaling the notes and sovereigns, I solemnly deny the charge." Here *event] of Dutch Sam's friends premed foinvards emongial whom we observed Dick Curtis, " the pet of the fancy' au., addressing the magistrate, said they were convinced thl 'taw n l i ; se had made was perfectly correct--namely, that it 011 ,, 11.. },i request of Mrs. Martin' be had pledged the necklace. They tna u s g, that little favour that the " lady" should be iii attendance, for the purpoOe ing that she had sanctioned the pawning of it. r o t Dutch , Sam gave his " word and honour" that he wo aware of the present residence of Mrs M. otherwiie be should a l). . - fist on her being brought forward; in order to exculpate ItirD fr° 62 so serious a charge ; then addrening Martin, he requested give up her address. Martin at first hesitated, but at length said, " You k now ' P •r ; redly well where Mrs. Martin is; she is in the neighbourhood 0. Reigate." Dutch Sam here solemnly protested his innr ce nce of lls vi t i a committal any offence, and lavished a good deal of abuse on head of Martin, who, be insinuated, had charged ournillatiter with a robbery a short time ago. oat After a great deal of recrimination between the parties!'"`rt— s ; - d length decided that Dutch Sum should be remanded. 1 11 . daring it to be his positive belief that he bad robbed him. Mrs. Martin is to be summoned to attend the next eXantu's** AN, AJG wITHIN AN EGG.--ilowever stran gg e such an instance of natures frolic may appear, a curiosity of till. deacription is now in our possession. it was diseovarerl e (Ik e ' two ago, by a young •lady, whilst at breakfast. 00 li r - ell .C ing „ t ; P t an egg, she was not a little surprised to find at the bolt , I another egg, , strikingly :...1 Terfect in form, and about the six' of s t blackbird's egg. Its weight still indicates that it was fell l'h u % •hether with all the necessary requisites for producing a bitti-*: . lt the naturalist would be most anxious to aacer taitw , * / ; 0 um a h le to say, not feeling at lib er ty to carry our rtsearcigg ‘450,1 by bred. !'g the shell. It lies on its aide in the outer 4 011 0 1 Li a, to adhere final? , hears ay i, th ence of its having been produced in the state io " , i , v appears ; . for 4 1 though.te the eye it seems as if it alb p!ace"a .to each other. The egg which 0 1,1 °" 4 l a " , in the shell—)" on attempting to remove it, both ir,na, produced by a reo—..'Woo of the ordinary s ize, and ext' II thing singular in its ah.,Ve.—Stirlinf Jouilsel, MEETINGS OF CRIFDITrORS• LONDON DIARY,. SsTuanar, Auovsr IY• 0 , (At the Court: of Commiwiintiem) . of I S. and G. Binns, Graftoii-str,tet East, chair maker' '''' 10 S. Bra tt, Macclesfield, silk-thn ................ J. Comvay, Stamford-street, builder ..... . ... •. .• ....... ....... 11 J. and B. Delafons, Sact *et, g01d5mith5 ........ . 10 S. Higginbotham; Macclesfield, s i lk-manufactitrer . • ..... 10 N. B. Hutchins, St. Jsmes'e-stree t, glasbman ......... •‘ lll J. Levett, Leeds, straw-hat-maker.. . ....... 10 R. Nunn , Queen - itreet , Cheap side,. svarehousestiso. ..... ..• II T. Thomas, Osnaburgh-street, New-Toad, builder..•••••••". COUNTR i V nixei Dl rr An :oa lt t - the packhforf it II - 'O. Bickerdike, Huddersfield, a Huddersfield Brett and Holab, Burden), grocers —Swan, 11 . 431verhamp W. Dunn, Louth, t ual-tnerehant—K in's Hea Head, Loutb'' .. It W. sp , maiii, Bath, jeweller—Christopher, Bah e"" ( ',,,, — j;; * R. Jackman, jun , Newland, ailk-tbrowster—Meori' `: . 11 Glouceater .„ .......... 1 '** 11 . 1 .0 0 .9 H. Kennedy, Brighton, carpenter—New Inn, Bright°ll4"'**'' THE MARKETS. At't tun's LIVERPOOL CORN-EXCHANGE.—LTurseaI , Our corn illarket to-day was well attended, both , r a t, Al and country dealers ; but , the buSineis done is light in 4,eAt. decline of Sd. per 701 b. on British and Irish 114 " c, 1041 Foreign Barley supports last week's prices. In Oats lourkdol the ilennuid was good, at an advance of 2d. on each' is held at quotations, being an advance of Is* ►c h r iO se. In Beans'and Pease an a dvance is looked for, but' not nule-- - • El t 4l Ve i tc h i Sc° : A .. l.t . : 2 ll . ! P . ; 4 : 1 • 451: 1 1.d 0 ; • k' 6 9 Dit F6:retti t h o °llg i lin o n l e na . 7d .......... .. .... ,„ .74 6 ............. 0 „ 9 Scotch ................ . 4 1 S : OAR , Ltli, pl i 4 o: : 5 ]rich Foreign ................. 4 English ................ 5 I! 06 PEAS, ?IA 11 , Whit* 0 "! Malt, per qr, .......... 0 SWANN, PAN Qa r , yo° English, ............. ` 0 ;', FOreign: ............ .... 1 0 * 'itO)t AUG. 8 to 14 ssar.itY, 9110. 1:11 Coastwise ......... ... ' Ireland .. , .............. ..."" Total .."' , kt s BEA,M, ......... Foreign, Europe ..... 01 Foreign, Lova, ........ ,•••"" s.), hairels."" GRAIN. WHEAT, PER 701311. 1. d. to s. d. English; red & white 8 8 9 6 Ditto; old BlO 9 6 Scotch and Welch 8 t 9 2 Irish, red & white 8 6 9 fl Ditto, '01d... ^ Foreign C;;;1 ..... 8 6 8 Foreign, imported since May 12, 1826 4 3 4 (1 , ra11.751; MIK PACK. Eoglith., 5l 0 63 0 huh American, per barred, a 0 34 6 Ditto in f on d Canada 30 0 32 of . OATMEAL, PER LAul, 39 0 40 n Irish 3Y 0 33 01 Ireland Cmistaise . American k 16. C u l i n Co% 6 Culra RiYn 4" Hartley ....-••••1:" Stolle:CO I 26 K Ilis/011,;;;; Russell's 4,' 6 0 Walls fild O tit 16 1 , 1 61 D W. r. tionbtoi,•itt ', y. . Stevr ol tto l " ' Rubsell% flev I Wslls Imroattn INTO Livtaroot WHEAT, qua. Coastwise ,0% Ireland Foreign, EuroPe 7,1143 Canada Total RYE, WI S. Coastwise Foreign, Europe Total 1.156 OATH CA& Coaahrise l .l I reland Foreign, Europe 5OO Total AL ref iti(ls;::—A a. d 21 6 Bluicfriars t''," 0 Rotation . 26 6 Hebburn Mien.. 30 0 Half 37 6 Killmgworth 2sl 0 0 OM's Redbugh 25 0 Pelaw 30 0 Pon top %Vintloor., Y*7 6 Pouter Rtinpaon...-V 0 Bhipcote ?6 6 TaWield M00r...... 31- 3 Ilf; 6 26 6 Ships at Market, Walls End d. 30 ti Wallslindßeiritke34 W. E Green's.— 27 0 'W..E;Hotaptir —231 W . K'Neirmarch 30 3 W. E. Northumb..99 W. Pearth..... 4 97 W. •E. Itustell's 4.2 t 9' w. E. Riddell's 31 6 E Witlker—;.. 31 6 11000 4 Trader.... 31 0 bunbtonsmall—.: 11 6 •\%`..ilter's 14 01 CLOICIII'OPR.,.. 30 0 —.—ships MARRIED. , • Jilt, On Tuesday, at. Christchurch, klurree, Mr. t ie" teddies,of "'indica, to 'Miss *Ey (: ro ft i.e440 0111 " daughter of tie: Litt. Mr. I.4ttterttmo, of Ave Ibisria•L Oilh . 016 10 On the 15th inst. at 'St. Nt le ar , 'a ing"„„ t Jsulf ly , Quin, PA A. ortheMi ' ddle Tem y to Anna Mariit New Y°uPg--4, ter of Alauhavi Stritch; Earl. Para on Howe, Walort":,, , • DIED. • the On the ISth i ‘,4 nut. at the Vic a r Howie, aged PlAt ‘f , Richard Grant, 46 years of s tanit id Afouutfichett; 13°Iftt4n °um, and .Rector of Wenningtetis ° IS On the 13th inst. at 4i4 a partmeaLit oyale, the Hon. 112. Cochrarie. Mr. Cochrane itt" R ~. the East Indies some time past, after a reiderice that country, with a lame fortune, which hio in acts of charity and benevolence. • F orriu— "nif'd Anil Publi,b44l,l) M YOUNG 4$ . • tio. it? • d Strata. • gone r: i .~